At this moment.
Duoduo clutched her doll even tighter, her whole demeanor visibly worse. Jiang Xiaorou knew how difficult it was for Duoduo to make a decision. She was terrified of going alone to an unfamiliar environment.
No Daddy, no Mommy, no loving family members around her. Everything had to be done by herself. For someone who had never lived independently, it felt just like being abandoned by her family—an unpleasant feeling.
Jiang Xiaorou didn't know what else to say. She wanted to persuade Duoduo but couldn't bear to part with her.
When a child looks at you with those eager eyes, hoping you might offer them a glimmer of hope, it feels cruel to continue urging them to leave. It's like when we were kids and our parents had no choice but to leave home to work, even though we couldn't bear to separate from them.
Duoduo's expression right now encapsulated that very feeling.